maca
noun
maca is spelled M-A-C-A: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 73,203rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, maca means “Any member of the species Lepidium meyenii, an Andean medicinal herb, or an extract of the root of this plant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of maca is macas.
How many letters and syllables are in maca?
| Letters | 4: M-A-C-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 73,203rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is maca?
Maca appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 73,203rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
What rhymes with maca?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as maca.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: cama.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of maca
- macas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does maca mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any member of the species Lepidium meyenii, an Andean medicinal herb, or an extract of the root of this plant.
noun
- 1
UKAcronym of Military aid to the civil authorities.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Maca in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense herb; extract:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Maca |
| Spanish | maca |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does maca come from?
Borrowed from Spanish maca, from Quechua maqa.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).